Poster-frame



W. AI. KILGO.

POSTER FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED Arma. 1.921.

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POSTER FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED APILZ, 1.921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.WILLIAM ARTHUR KILGO, OF ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

POSTER-FRAME.

Application led April 2,

To al? y:ciao/n z may concern:

Be it known that I, WiLLniM A. KiLGo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Asheville, in the county of Buncombe and State of North Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Poster-Frames, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a frame for displaying advertisements and the like, the principal object of the invention being to provide means for successively bringing a series of advertisements into View and for locking them against movement after being adjusted.

Another object of the invention is to provide rollers at the back of the frame for holding a sheet containing the advertisements or announcements with means for rotating one roller manually to roll the sheet thereon and unroll it from the other roller.

A further object is to provide a movable center plate over which the sheet passes and which is movable so that it can be moved to the frame to clamp the exposed part of the sheet therein and to provide a rigid backing for said sheet.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describingr my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a front view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Fig. 3 is a rear view with parts broken away.

Fig. 4 and 5 are detail views.

Figs. 6 and 7 are views of a modification.

In these views 1 indicates a frame which is formed with the bead 2 on its face, at its inner edge, which forms a shoulder around the center opening of the frame to support the edges of the sign carrying sheet and the backin@V board. Metal straps 3 are connected with the rear face of the frame and the two pairs of end straps are provided with the openings 4 for receiving the pintles 5 of the rollers 6, said rollers carrying the sheet 7 which has its ends suitably secured to the rollers. The openings 4 in one strap of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

1921. Serial No. 457,966.

each of the end pairs is made in the form of a slot and spring controlled latch members 8 cooperate with these slots to removably hold the pintles at one end of the rollers in place. By this arrangement of parts the rollers can be removed and replaced whenever desired. A back board 9 is provided for fitting in the opening in the frame in rear of the sheet. This board is provided with the projections 10 at its edges which fit in inclined slots 11 in the inner' straps 3. A shaft 12 is rotatably mounted in av pair of the straps 3, adjacent one end of the frame. and the crank end of this shaft is connected by the links 13 with a pair of the projections 10. @ne of the ends of said shaft is extended to provide a handle 14 which extends through a slot 15 in the cover 16 of the device, this cover being suitably secured to the strap. Springs 17 are connected with a pair of the projections 10 and these springs act to hold the backing board 9 in a position with the projections 10 in the inner ends of the slots 11 and with the board within the opening in the frame. By rocking the shaft 12 by means of its handle the projections are moved to the outer ends of the inclined slots so that the backing board is moved out of the opening.

It will thus be seen that when the backing board is within the opening it will act as a backing for the sheet 7 and will clamp the sheet within the opening. Therefore when it is desired to expose a new part of the sheet it is necessary to shift the board out of the opening by rockingv the shaft 12 so as to rclease the sheet and then by rotating one of the rollers by means of the crank handle 1S one part of the sheet can be wound upon the roller and a new part of the sheet exposed. The handle 14 is then released to permit the springs to return the backing board to its clamping position.

In order to permit access to the rollers I provide hinged flaps 19 at the ends of the device which engage the ends of the cover, such flaps being provided with suitable latching means for holding them in closed position.

My invention is especially designed for displaying posters or announcements of theaters, moving picture shows and the like, though it will of course be understood that it can be used in other places.

The device may be suspended from any suitable support by the chains 20.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the device is pivotally secured at its ends to the arms 21 which may be connected at the upper ends with any suitable kind of support and in order to prevent swinging movement of the device I attach chains i2 to the pivot pins 23 and attach the outer ends of said chains to a suitable support. A slotted curved' bar 24 is pivoted to one of the arms 21 and a pin 25 in one end oi' the device engages' the slot in said bar.V This arrangement of parts willV permit the device to be svvung into horizontal position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. `7, so. that the roll of signs or posters can be removed and a new one substituted. 'Ihe lower end of the bar 24 isprovided With a recess 26 for receiving the pin 25 so as to hold the device in horizontal position.

The device is held in vertical position, as shown in full lines in Fig. 7, by the latch means 27 at the lower end of the bar 24 engaging a pin '28 on the device.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent. 4

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is l. A device of the class described comprising a frame, rollers at the rear thereof, one at each end of the opening in the frame, a sheet having its ends connected with the rollers, a backing hoard `for engaging the rear face of the sheet and means for moving the board into and out of theopening to clamp the sheet in adjusted position, such means comprising outwardly extending parts on the rear oi the frame having inclined slots therein, projections on the board vengaging said slots and manually opera-ted means for moving the board longitudinall 2. A device of the class described comprising a frame, a roller journaled on the rear part of the frame at each endof the opening` therein, a sheet having its ends secured to said rollers, a backing board, strips secured to the rearface of the -frame and having inclined slots therein, projections on the board engaging said slots, a shaft having cranked ends, carried by the frame, links connecting said ends With some of the projections, springs connecting some of Said projections With the frame, ra handle on the shaft and a cover for inclosing the parts at the rear oi'' the frame.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

WILLIAM ARTHUR niLco. 

